New Palestine had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Everything went their way against the Center Grove Trojans on Monday as the New Palestine Dragons made off with a 14-2 victory. Considering New Palestine has won 18 games by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
New Palestine got a great performance from Courtney Study as she tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Study has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Allie Blum and Sydney Oliver did most of the damage at the plate: Blum scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Oliver went 4-for-4 with four runs, four RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Maddie Engle, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
On Center Grove's side, Sydney Herrmann was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
The win (which was New Palestine's sixth in a row) raised their record to 26-4. As for Center Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 25-7.
As of now, neither New Palestine nor Center Grove have any future games scheduled.
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